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Resumption of burials a high risk the country cannot afford to take – MP Muzammil-By Shamindra Ferdinando Source:Island ‘We shouldn’t seek exclusive rights during a grave crisis’ SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) National List MP Mohammed Muzammil yesterday strongly urged the government not to resume burial of Muslim corona victims under any circumstances, though a section of the Muslim community is demanding that Muslim covid-19 victims be allowed to be buried. Muzammil, who represents the National Freedom Front (NFF), a constituent of the SLPP, said that the country was struggling to cope with the corona pandemic and no one should be allowed to play politics at a time of national health emergency. The NFF has five elected MPs and one National List MP in the 145-member SLPP parliamentary group. In a brief interview with The Island over the phone, the former JVP MP emphasised that whatever the religious dictates and sentiments, the ...